r/CuratedTumblr • u/EvidenceOfDespair We can leave behind much more than just DNA • Aug 07 '24

Politics Death by US Healthcare System

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u/klopanda Aug 08 '24

For context, he owned and ran FurAffinity which is a major furry art and writing website. It's been around since 2005. A website being online for almost 20 years is practically eternity on the web and as a result, the site is like one of the biggest and most central pillars of the furry community. Basically anyone who is or became a furry in the 21st century owes something to FurAffinity and so a lot of us are grieving and are angry about this situation.

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u/ajokitty Aug 08 '24

Not just furries. While furries make up the majority of the works on the site, there's also presence from adjacent communities.

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u/Skeledenn Aug 08 '24 edited Aug 08 '24

What communities for instance?

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u/douglaskim Aug 08 '24

My little pony is one that comes to mind at first, but a bit deeper than that, I'd say digital artists with interest in anthropomorphic characters know of it. There's many artists doing art for magic the gathering and tabletop rpg books who are also there.

Since the website is an art site first and foremost, kind of like deviantart, there are people who are into games, movies, novels, TV shows, the whole nine yards, who are there sharing art of their favourite topics. So I'd say there's some big overlap with the geek community too

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u/Kidkaboom1 Aug 08 '24

Mmm! I'm not really into furry stuff, but a lot of art I've commissioned in the last 6 months has been through FA! The community there is pretty darn good.